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- Lucas: Luna, ready to learn some vegetable names in Amharic? Luna: Yes! After all those fruits, I'm ready for veggies. Lucas: Perfect. Today we're learning two very common ones you'll find at any market. Luna: Okay, let's hear them. Lucas: First up: ካሮት. That's carrot. Luna: ካሮት. Carrot. Lucas: Good. Next: ሽንኩርት. Onion. Luna: ሽንኩርት. Onion. That one's a bit longer. Lucas: It is, but you'll get it. Let's practice. Repeat after me: ካሮት. Luna: ካሮት. Lucas: ሽንኩርት. Luna: ሽንኩርት. Lucas: Great. Now let's put them in a phrase. If you want a carrot, you say: ካሮት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ካሮት እፈልጋለሁ. I want a carrot. Lucas: Exactly. And for onion: ሽንኩርት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሽንኩርት እፈልጋለሁ. I want an onion. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's imagine you're at the market. You see a pile of carrots and onions. Luna: Okay, I'll try. I walk up and say... ካሮት እፈልጋለሁ, እና ሽንኩርት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect! You just ordered carrots and onions. Luna: This is actually useful. I could use this at the market. Lucas: And that's the point. If these episodes help you make real progress, the way we keep them ad-free is through listener support. Luna: Yeah, it's nice knowing there's no ads interrupting. Lucas: If you'd like to help, you can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Even just a small contribution keeps the show going. But no pressure. Lucas: Exactly. Now, back to our veggies. Let's practice one more time. Luna: Sure. ካሮት, carrot. ሽንኩርት, onion. Lucas: And if you want both: ካሮት እና ሽንኩርት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ካሮት እና ሽንኩርት እፈልጋለሁ. I want carrots and onions. Lucas: Beautiful. Now try saying just: ካሮት. Luna: ካሮት. Lucas: ሽንኩርት. Luna: ሽንኩርት. Lucas: Excellent. You've got it. Keep practicing these and you'll be ready for your market trip. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was fun. Lucas: You're welcome. Practice these until we meet again. See you next time. Luna: See you!